Awakening History #2605
. . . revelatory performances of compositions by musicians of color, including a Black Composers Project undertaken by students at the University of Washington in Seattle.
Hour 1
SCOTT JOPLIN: Maple Leaf Rag –Lorin Green, flute; Stephen Price (2015 Fisk/Plymouth Church, Seattle)
JOSEPH BOLOGNE (Chevalier de Saint-George): Allegro, fr Violin Sonata No. 3 --Taylor DeCastro, violin; Stephen Price (1990 Fritts/Kane Hall, University of Washington, Seattle)
DAVID HURD (arr.): Oh, what a beautiful city, fr Four Spiritual Preludes –Stephen Price (Fritts-Richards/St. Alphonsus Catholic Church, Seattle)
HURD (arr.): Were you there, Go down, Moses & Deep River, fr Four Spiritual Preludes --Lorin Green, flute; Stephen Price (2015 Fisk/Plymouth Church, Seattle)
SAMUEL COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Impromptu No. 2, Op. 78 –Cole Henslee (2004 Bigelow/Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, Seattle). Henslee is a Tuba major, studying organ as an elective.
FLORENCE PRICE: Toccato (iv.), fr Suite for Organ No. 1 –Tyleen Stults (1999 Reuter/University Presbyterian Church, Seattle)
EURYDICE OSTERMAN: Meditation, fr Collage for Organ –Martha Freitag (1965 Flentrop/St. Mark's Episcopal Cathedral, Seattle)
CHARLES LLOYD, Jr: Compensation –Dr. Cee Adamson, mezzo-soprano; Dr. Stephen Price (2015 Fisk (III/55 stops)/ Plymouth Church, Seattle, WA)
For another perspective, we encourage you to check out the video of the University of Washington’s Black Composer’s Project, in which the performers themselves introduce the pieces they play.
EURYDICE OSTERMAN: Passacaglia & Fugue in the Style of Bach –Stephen Price (1964 Flentrop/Cathedral of St. Mark, Seattle, WA) Raven 204
Filler – HURD: O what a beautiful city (see above)
Hour 2
CALVIN TAYLOR: Soon I will be done, fr Five Spirituals –Calvin Taylor (1994 Casavant/1st Baptist Church, Bowling Green, KY) Master Disc 8413
COLERIDGE-TAYLOR: Barcarolle & Contemplation, fr Suite for Violin & Organ, Op. 3, nos. 3 & 4 –Robert Murray, violin; Ardyth Lohuis (1929 Skinner/St. Paul’s Episcopal Church, Winston-Salem, NC) Raven 510
FELA SOWANDE: Kyrie –Darius Battiwalla (1910 Binns/Rochdale Town Hall, England) Base2 Music 09
ADOLPHUS HAILSTORK: Wade in the Water. GERALD NEAR: Solemn Prelude on a Theme of Thomas Tallis. AUGUSTIN BARIÉ: Toccata, Opus 7, no. 3 --Joyce Johnson (1992 Ruffatti/Spivey Hall, Clayton State University, Morrow, GA) PD Archive (r. 3/1/25).
Filler– TAYLOR: Soon I will be done (see above)
PIPEDREAMS is supported in loving memory of Lucinda and Wesley Dudley by their family, with additional support from Walter McCarthy, Clara Ueland, and the Greystone Foundation, from Ed and Wanda Eichler, and from Kegg Organ Builders of Hartville, OH and Letourneau Organs, Limited, of St. Hyacinthe, Quebec, members of APOBA, the Associated Pipe Organ Builders of America, a collaborative of designers, creators, and maintainers of pipe organs found in religious and educational institutions, concert halls, and residences throughout the United States and beyond. An APOBA resource guide and member prospectus is available at APOBA.COM.
